Edward Garrett
01-28-2008, 8:58 PM
Is there any way to minimize the small little knicks that I see in my jointer and planer knives? I have noticed very small lines on my workpieces after going through my jointer (8" Grizzly G0490) and planer (20" Grizzly G0454)....both relatively new machines with the factory knife set. One close inspection, I found VERY SMALL nicks on the knives.
I have ~200 BF through each (all hard maple), and it seems a waste of money and time to need to keep chaging blades (I just changed the blades on the jointer and it was a royal PIA....good things my kids were not in hearing-distance of the shop!).
I am trying to very careful about inspecting the rough boards for dirt, nails, etc. Anything else I should looks for or be doing prior to dimensioning this stuff? Is there a tool I could use to touch-up these VERY SMALL nicks? Should I have the blades sharpened differently?
I have ~200 BF through each (all hard maple), and it seems a waste of money and time to need to keep chaging blades (I just changed the blades on the jointer and it was a royal PIA....good things my kids were not in hearing-distance of the shop!).
I am trying to very careful about inspecting the rough boards for dirt, nails, etc. Anything else I should looks for or be doing prior to dimensioning this stuff? Is there a tool I could use to touch-up these VERY SMALL nicks? Should I have the blades sharpened differently?